Kristin Janz

Environmentalism through laziness

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I really hate drying dishes. We have a dishwasher, which solves a lot of that problem. But some things aren’t diswasher-safe, and some other things–well, there’s just no point putting them in the dishwasher. The salad spinner, for instance. Or anything else that hasn’t been used for anything except cut vegetables or fruit. Might as well just rinse off any juice or residue under the tap, then let it air dry. It’s more sanitary than using a dish towel to dry everything right away; the towel’s probably even more bacteria-laden than the air. Besides, it’s better for the environment. Fewer towels to wash means less water being used to wash them, less detergent being poured down the drain….

Of course, that way of thinking leads to this:

Saving the planet, one unused towel at a time

I’m not crazy about putting dishes away, either.

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2 responses to “Environmentalism through laziness”

  1. Kira Avatar
    Kira

    Because why put them away when you’re just going to use them again? Saves wear on the cabinets. Believe me, I am with you on this one. Although, I also justify extreme dishwasher usage by claiming it uses less water than handwashing. I’m not sure if that is really true, although my dishwasher is fabulous enough that I don’t have to pre-rinse.

  2. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    Of course, at some point, you do have to put the dishes away. If, say, you need a dish that’s underneath the rest of the pile. Sometimes you can just take a similar dish out of the cupboard and use that instead, but then when you wash that, and add it to the pile … eventually, gravity takes over.

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